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Linux FAQs with Answers--How to fix “fatal error: x264.h: No such file or directory” on Linux
Question: I am trying to build a video encoding application from the source on Linux. However, during compilation, I am encountering the error: "fatal error: x264.h: No such file or directory" How can I fix this error?
The following compilation error indicates that you do not have x264 library's development files installed on your Linux system.
fatal error: x264.h: No such file or directory
x264 is an H.264/MPEG-4 AVC encoder library licensed with GNU GPL. The x264 library is popularly used by many video encoder/transcoder programs such as Avidemux, FFmpeg, HandBrake, OpenShot, MEncode and more.
To solve the above compilation error, you need to install development files for x264 library. Here is how you can do it.
Install x264 Library and its Development Files on Debian, Ubuntu or Linux Mint
On Debian based systems, x264 library is already included in the base repositories. Thus its installation is straightforward with apt-get as follows.
$ sudo apt-get install libx264-dev
Install x264 Library and its Development Files on Fedora, CentOS/RHEL
On Red Hat based distributions such as Fedora or CentOS, the x264 library is available via the free repository of RPM Fusion. Thus, you need to install RPM Fusion (free) first.
Once RPM Fusion is set up, you can install x264 development files as follows.
$ sudo yum --enablerepo=rpmfusion-free install x264-devel
Note that RPM Fusion repository is not available for CentOS 7 yet, so the above method does not work for CentOS 7. In case of CentOS 7, you can build and install x264 library from the source, which is explained below.
Compile x264 Library from the Source on Debian, Ubuntu or Linux Mint
If the libx264 package that comes with your distribution is not up-to-date, you can compile the latest x264 library from the source as follows.
$ sudo apt-get install g++ automake autoconf libtool yasm nasm git
$ git clone git://git.videolan.org/x264.git
$ cd x264
$ ./configure --enable-static --enable-shared
$ make
$ sudo make install
The x264 library will be installed in /usr/local/lib. To allow the library to be used by other applications, you need to complete the last step:
Open /etc/ld.so.conf with a text editor, and append the following line.
$ sudo vi /etc/ld.so.conf
/usr/local/lib
Finally reload all shared libraries by running:
$ sudo ldconfig
Compile x264 Library from the Source on Fedora, CentOS/RHEL
If the x264 library is not available on your Linux distribution (e.g., CentOS 7) or the x264 library is not up-to-date, you can build the latest x264 library from the source as follows.
$ sudo yum install gcc gcc-c++ automake autoconf libtool yasm nasm git
$ git clone git://git.videolan.org/x264.git
$ cd x264
$ ./configure --enable-static --enable-shared
$ make
$ sudo make install
Finally, to allow other applications to use x264 library installed in /usr/local/lib, add the following line in /etc/ld.so.conf:
$ sudo vi /etc/ld.so.conf
/usr/local/lib
and reload all shared libraries by running:
$ sudo ldconfig
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